Tiki is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) and online office suite that is used to create and manage the web applications. It is specially designed to help users create and manage their websites with ease. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tiki on Manjaro.
Before we start with the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
Before we begin with the installation of Tiki, it is recommended that you update the packages in the system using the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This command will update all the packages to their latest version.
Tiki requires a webserver to function, so we need to install a webserver. We will be using Apache in this tutorial. Run the following command to install the Apache webserver:
sudo pacman -S apache
After the installation is complete, start the Apache web server using the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd
Tiki requires a database to store its data. We will be using MySQL as our database server. Run the following command to install the MySQL database server:
sudo pacman -S mysql
After the installation is complete, start the MySQL service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mysqld
Next, we need to configure MySQL to meet Tiki's requirements. Run the following command to secure the MySQL installation by setting a password for the root user:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Answer the questions as follows:
Tiki is a PHP application, so we need to install PHP on our system. Run the following command to install PHP and its dependencies:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache mariadb php-gd php-intl php-imagick php-imap php-ldap php-memcached php-mysql php-openssl php-pdo_mysql php-pear php-pspell php-snmp php-xsl imagemagick
Next, we need to configure Apache to work with PHP. Run the following command to edit the Apache configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following lines at the end of the file:
<FilesMatch \.php$>
SetHandler "proxy:unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock|fcgi://localhost"
</FilesMatch>
Save and close the file.
After configuring Apache, restart the Apache webserver to apply the changes using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Finally, we are ready to install Tiki. Run the following commands to download and install Tiki:
cd /tmp
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki/files/latest/download
tar xzf download
sudo mv tiki-* /srv/http/tiki
Now, we need to create a new MySQL database and user for Tiki. Run the following command to log in to the MySQL server:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
Create a new MySQL user and database for Tiki using the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE tiki;
CREATE USER 'tiki'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'tikiPassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tiki.* TO 'tiki'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Create the Tiki configuration file using the following command:
cd /srv/http/tiki
cp tiki-setup.sh tiki-setup-local.sh
Open the configuration file using the Nano editor:
nano tiki-setup-local.sh
Change the following variables:
MYSQL_TABLE_PREFIX="tiki_"
MYSQL_USERNAME="tiki"
MYSQL_PASSWORD="tikiPassword"
MYSQL_DATABASE_NAME="tiki"
Save and close the file.
Finally, run the following command to install Tiki:
sudo bash setup.sh
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Tiki on Manjaro. Now, you can start using Tiki to create and manage your websites. Enjoy!
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